Former NC charter school principal wanted for statutory rape of 12-year-old student

GOLDSBORO, NC (WNCN) - The principal of a Wayne County charter school is wanted on charges related to a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl who was a student at the school, according to a press release.

Richard Omar Knight, of Smithfield, is wanted for statutory rape, sex act with a child, and indecent liberties charges. The 35-year-old "was the principal at Dillard Academy during the time of the criminal offenses," the release read.